Mercedes driver Maro Engel has revealed the extent of technical issues he was nursing in the final stages of Sunday’s DTM race at Hockenheim.
After reporting an undisclosed issue to his team over radio, Engel was having to drive with a 90-degree steering angle to keep his Mercedes-AMG GT3 going in a straight line, as he valiantly tried to defend third place against the Schubert BMW of Rene Rast. The 38-year-old eventually lost out to both Rast and Sheldon van der Linde on the final lap, but was lucky to even make it to the finish in fifth after his car completely broke down on its way back to the pits.
Having been unable to set a competitive time in qualifying due to traffic, Rast started from near the rear of the pack but was able to jump to 11th by the time the safety car was deployed on lap 3 due to a collision between fellow BMW driver Marco Wittmann and the Lamborghini of Christian Engelhart. A decision to extend the first stint until lap 18 of 36 paid dividends, even allowing him to take the lead of the race as he exited the pits.
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